Mindless spinning ...

First of all, the Marine Corps Marathon was this weekend and I was able to see it again from the perspective of a volunteer. Quite impressive feats of accomplishment from all kinds of runners- on prosthetics, young, old, Iraqi vets- and from the Marines on making the event seem so easy to pull off. My friend Markus ran an incredible pace of 7 minutes through the course, his personal record.

OK, back to Mindless Spinning ... two thoughts that don't really go together. But since my head seems to be spinning a lot lately, they do make sense to me. I read this book called "Mindless Eating" that has really made me consider (reconsider?) the patterns we set with each and every decision we make throughout the day. My friends are already telling me to stop quoting the book ... but seriously, if you read it, you too will be surprised and shocked.

For example, did you know that

• Bartenders pour an average 0f 28% more alcohol in a low ball than a high ball glass?
• "Believing" that your food is going to taste good will in fact encourage you to eat more and linger at the table
• Variety is NOT the spice of life ... you will in fact consume 20% more M&M's if they are various colors than if they were all yellow (my favorite color)

So, after reading this book that gave me all sorts of ideas- and ammunitions- I am continuing on my non-diet quest to stay in shape and get fit with the happy side effect of losing weight. My tired self dragged itself to spinning class again yesterday where I became reacquainted with my quads. Today I'm still feeling the effects of having located muscles in my legs that I wasn't even aware of twenty-four hours ago!